Throughout the entire Mu family, only his adoptive father had ever truly cared for him. As for Mu Fengyuan and Mu Fengqing, the former Mu Yun harbored resentment, daring not to speak out.
But this time, after killing the two, Mu Yun felt a sense of relief wash over him, his mind becoming completely clear.
A buzzing sound filled his body; the Yuan Dan in his dantian spun continuously, its rich true essence spreading and surging throughout his entire body.
Tenth level of the Gathering Acupoints Realm!
Finally, the true essence dispersed throughout his body, each fulfilling its function, quietly awaiting Mu Yun to guide even more abundant true essence into it.
The Tenth level of the Gathering Acupoints Realm involves the true essence within the body dispersing throughout the ten major acupoints, waiting for the martial artist to absorb more true essence and successfully open the acupoints.
With each acupoint opened, the martial artist's strength increases significantly.
This is the power of the Spiritual Acupoints Realm.
While a martial artist at the Tenth level of the Physical Body Realm relies on flesh and blood as their foundation, a martial artist at the Spiritual Acupoints Realm relies on acupoints, making their body a large container to absorb and gather more true essence within.
At the tenth level of the Gathering Aperture Realm, Mu Yun could step into the Spirit Aperture Realm by absorbing more true essence.
The tenth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm not only enhances physical strength but, more importantly, the explosive power of true essence.
The rain poured down harder, and the battle on the Mu family's martial arts arena intensified, blood flowing from the courtyard into the street outside.
However, in the dead of night, even if someone saw the blood and heard the screams, they dared not approach.
This was a reshuffling of the four major families in Beiyun City; the victor would become the true overlord of Beiyun City.
As the battle progressed, the Wang family, the Diao family, and the martial artists brought by Shao Mingyu discovered some problems.
In terms of divine weapons, the mortal and profound weapons wielded by the Qin and Mu family martial artists were in no way inferior to theirs, and were even better than those given to them by Shao Mingyu. In terms of
martial arts skills, they felt suppressed at every turn, unable to grasp the key points.
What frustrated them most was that the Qin and Mu family members, despite being on the verge of exhausting their true essence, could instantly unleash a powerful burst of fighting strength after swallowing a drop of liquid.
Even in the midst of battle, seeing their opponent on the verge of death, after swallowing a drop of that liquid, their wounds scabbed over in the blink of an eye.
Such a battle was completely unexpected.
Even with the warriors brought by Shao Mingyu, they couldn't afford to drag it out.
Weaving through the crowd, Mu Yun's Qinggang sword moved with unorthodox methods, each strike almost taking a life.
However, after defeating a tenth-level Qi Gathering Realm warrior with a single strike, Mu Yun felt a deep-seated sense of crisis.
Dodge!
Almost instinctively, Mu Yun rolled over and knelt on the ground.
Whoosh…
A sword of true essence pierced through the air, passing through Mu Yun's hair and severing his hair bun.
A few strands of hair drifted
to the ground.
Danger!
He was just a hair's breadth away from death.
"Who are you?"
A tall, thin man in a gray robe suddenly appeared before him. The man's expression was gloomy, his face stiff, even his movements seemed incredibly rigid.
"The one who will kill you, hehe..."
The gray-robed man chuckled, looking at Mu Yun with a bloodthirsty and greedy expression.
Looking at the person before him, Mu Yun felt immense pressure.
This person gave him a feeling even more terrifying than Shao Mingyu, and was even comparable to Qin Shiyu.
Seventh level, the seventh level of the Spirit Acupoint Realm, a powerful expert who had opened the Divine Acupoint!
"You can't kill him!"
Qin Mengyao stepped forward, her fingertips enveloped in icy energy, her chilling voice piercing the sky.
"A little girl at the second level of the Spirit Acupoint Realm dares to compare herself to me?" The gray-robed man chuckled, "However, the power within you is rather strange."
"Mengyao, no!"
Mu Yun tried to stop her, but it was too late.
Crackling sounds rang out from Qin Mengyao's body, and icy energy poured out like a surging river.
However, this river was filled with a chilling aura.
"Drawing Ice Nine Heavens Technique!"
A delicate shout rang out, and a blurry-looking war dragon appeared before Qin Mengyao.
A terrifyingly cold light descended from the sky.
"Interesting. This kind of power is truly rare. It's just a pity your cultivation level is too low, otherwise it would be quite troublesome!" The gray-robed man revealed a playful smile.
"Geng Yu, don't act recklessly. Mu Yun is yours. This little girl is mine!"
At this moment, Shao Mingyu broke free from Qin Shiyu and rushed over immediately.
But Qin Shiyu wouldn't give him a chance to escape.
"Oh? So you're after this little girl. Don't worry, I won't touch her. But this Mu Yun is mine!" Geng Yu chuckled, looking at Mu Yun, and licked his lips again.
Geng Yu?
It seems he's another elder of the Saint Pill Sect.
But clearly, this Geng Yu isn't like Shao Mingyu, who focuses on weapon crafting, but is a genuine expert at the seventh level of the Spirit Aperture Realm.
"You've been a waste for nineteen years, yet in just half a year, your cultivation has skyrocketed, reaching the tenth level of physical cultivation. At your age, you're nothing special in the Saint Pill Sect, but to achieve that in half a year, there's no one else like you in the Saint Pill Sect."
"I'd really like to know what kind of extraordinary encounter you had. It's impossible that you didn't possess some treasure."
"Are you going to honestly hand it over yourself, or should I
tear your tendons and bones out and interrogate you repeatedly?"
Before Mu Yun could answer, Qin Mengyao interjected, "I think the one who should be torn apart is you!"
With that, Qin Mengyao soared into the air, stepping onto the Frost Dragon. With a single step, the tens-of-meters-long Frost Dragon roared and charged forward.
"Riding the Waves and Breaking the Ice!"
Qin Mengyao's hands flicked, and the Frost Dragon, after several rolls, rushed straight at Geng Yu.
"The power within you is strange, but the difference in our cultivation levels is too great. You are no match for me."
Geng Yu said, shaking his head. With a flick of his finger, a stream of true essence leaped out.
The true essence continuously condensed and gradually spread, eventually reaching a length of several tens of feet, transforming into the shape of a majestic lion.
Upon reaching the seventh level of the Spirit Cave Realm and opening the Divine Gate Cave, the amount of true essence within the body reached a terrifying level.
Moreover, with this accumulation, a qualitative change occurred.
"Little girl, you're no match for me!"
Geng Yu smiled coldly, pressing his finger down hard.
*Bang...*
A loud bang rang out, and with that one finger, the icy dragon beneath Qin Mengyao's body instantly crumbled.
A second-level Spirit Aperture Realm cultivator facing a seventh-level one—the outcome was predictable. *Pfft
!* Qin Mengyao spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turning pale, and she swayed and fell.
"Yao'er!"
Mu Yun leaped forward, catching Qin Mengyao.
Looking at Qin Mengyao trembling in his arms, her body as cold as an icebox, Mu Yun's face showed tenderness.
"Don't force yourself!"
"I just... I just don't want anyone to threaten you."
"Silly girl, I should be saying that."
Gently pinching Qin Mengyao's nose, Mu Yun set her aside, smiled slightly, and stood up.
"Yun'er, don't be impulsive!"
On the other side, seeing that Mu Yun seemed to want to challenge Geng Yu, Mu Linchen shouted, "Mu Qiankun, Mu Qianyun, Mu Shan, Mu Yu, the four of you, protect the young master!"
"Yes."
Swish swish swish...
Four figures left the battlefield and rushed out, standing around Mu Yun.
The four were Mu Linchen's personal guards. In the past month, they had swallowed spiritual liquid several times and had all reached the fourth level of the Spiritual Aperture Realm.
Since Mu Yun had set up this scheme, how could he not be prepared?
The diluted divine power was his biggest trump card to improve the Mu family and the Qin family.
However, Geng Yu was at the seventh level of the Spiritual Aperture Realm, and the four of them were no match for him. Mu Yun did not move.
He was thinking about how he could face Geng Yu in his current state.
Thousands of martial arts techniques and cultivation methods
jumped in his mind. Mu Yun was constantly searching...
"Four shrimp soldiers and crab generals, they think they can stop me? How laughable!"
Geng Yu revealed a playful smile on his face, looking at the group as if they were corpses.
"Four of you, hold him off for a moment, I'll take care of him."
"Haha..."
Hearing Mu Yun's words, Geng Yu laughed loudly, "Hold me off for a moment? With them? They're not worthy! But I'd really like to see what tricks you have up your sleeve to stop me."
At this point, Geng Yu became even more curious about Mu Yun.
The more incredible things Mu Yun displayed, the more excited he became.
Mu Qiankun and the other three surrounded Geng Yu, using all sorts of methods.
However, even though the four of them cooperated perfectly, they still couldn't make an inch against Geng Yu.
Geng Yu only defended and didn't counterattack, but everyone could see that if he wanted to, the four of them would be defeated immediately.
At this time, Qin Shiyu and Shao Mingyu were evenly matched, Mu Linchen alone held off Diao Zhenyun and Wang Dongyu, and some experts from the Qin and Mu families at the third and fourth levels of the Spirit Aperture Realm were also held off by the people from the Holy Pill Sect brought by Shao Mingyu and Geng Yu.
They simply couldn't spare any manpower to deal with Geng Yu.
If Geng Yu's target hadn't been only Mu Yun, Qin Shiyu would probably have already been defeated by him and Shao Mingyu's combined forces.
"What should I do?"
Mu Yun frowned, his mind gradually becoming chaotic.
He had martial arts techniques, but none suitable for his current state.
It was simply because his cultivation level was still too low.
"What? After thinking for so long, you still can't come up with a solution?" Looking at Mu Yun, Geng Yu chuckled, "Boy, I advise you to surrender and hand over your treasure. If you do, I can immediately help you kill everyone from the Wang and Diao families."
"Is that true?"
"True!"
"Good!"
With a loud shout, Mu Yun tossed his hand, and a cyan figure, like a bolt of cyan lightning, rushed straight towards Geng Yu.
"Hmph!"
Geng Yu naturally knew that Mu Yun wouldn't willingly hand over his treasure, and had already secretly made preparations.
He grabbed with his hand, and the cyan figure immediately came to an abrupt halt.
With another palm strike, Mu Qiankun and his companions were sent flying, utterly powerless to retaliate, and severely injured.
"This is... the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron!"
"The Heaven-Sealing Cauldron!"
Geng Yu exclaimed in surprise, startling Shao Mingyu on the other side.
"It really is the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron!" Seeing the small cyan cauldron in Geng Yu's hand, Shao Mingyu's eyes lit up. "This Heaven-Sealing Cauldron has been missing from the sect for decades, and it's actually in your hands. Mu Yun, you're doomed this time."